Biochemistry

Biochemistry is the explanation of life in chemical terms. It involves the study of proteins, lipids, carbohydrates and nucleic acids, which are the fundamental molecules of life. Biochemists try to understand how these molecules interact in living organisms, in health and disease.

Career Opportunities

Biochemist

Biotechnologist

Food Biochemist

Laboratory Technician

Medical Laboratory Technologist

Potential Employers

Agritechnology Research Industry

Biotechnology Industry

Crown Research Institutes

Food and Dairy Industries

Medical Laboratories

Pharmaceutical Industry

Biochemistry is one of the fastest-growing areas of modern science. By taking a combination of papers from both Biological Sciences and Chemistry, students will gain a solid grounding in the molecular and chemical principles underlying Biochemistry.

School subjects required

If you wish to study Biochemistry you should take biology and chemistry at secondary school. Mathematics or statistics may also be useful. Some first-year papers have specific prerequisites so check the paper list carefully.

The remaining papers needed to complete the requirements for the BSc and BSc(Tech) degrees may come from other science subjects or papers from other faculties or schools.

Postgraduate Studies

As this is an interdisciplinary major taught between two or more departments, it is recommended that you contact the Dean's Office, Faculty of Science and Engineering as you enrol in your second year of studies for programme advice, if you are considering pursuing postgraduate study on completion of your bachelor degree. This is to ensure that you enrol in the required papers that would gain you entry into a Postgraduate qualification.

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